04道德经英译本85种-第84节
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Going out you go astray
At home and center all is one
The seer doesn't have to do
To see that everything is done
48
In going after learning
Something's added every day
For resting in the ultimate
Everything must drop away
Day by day do less and less
Until nothingness is seen
All occurs quite on its own
A doer need not intervene
Allow all things to run their course
If you want to be proficient
Make a fuss and bother
And existence will be insufficient
49
The seer doesn't own a thought
For thoughts do not reside within
Thoughts concern ten thousand things
And that's the way it's always been
The seer doesn't rush to judge
And treats all people well
Considers no one bad or good
Attracts but never does repel
The seer trusts things as they are
And takes all people at their word
Giving trust to everyone
Knows faithfulness will be returned
The seer turns your view around
So you can never be beguiled
And gives you back all that you lost
The vision of a little child
50
Between the time when they are born
And the time that they will die
Three in ten will follow life
Three others only will deny
Three others are so casual
They live as though they're passing through
But one remains who clearly sees
There's not a single thing to do
Can you be like the one who sees
The world emerging on its own？
What's needed for each moment
Arises from the great unknown
This one doesn't have a fear
Of weaponry or wild beast
These enemies can't harm the one
Whose separate self is long deceased
51
Everything arises
From this total emptiness
Is nourished and completed
And finds creation blessed
All things arise from nothingness
Are cared for by existence
Which freely gives what is required
For bountiful subsistence
Existence does not make a claim
On what it has created
It nourishes and serves and leads
Is honored and appreciated
52
All things emerge from nullity
The only derivation
Of everything that manifests
The source of all creation
Stay in touch with origin
There's nothing that you need deny
Seeing your totality
You will not fear to die
Do not be in haste to speak
And always guard the senses
You will find your heart at peace
And in the place where all commences
See the subtle and the clear
It is the empty source of light
There is no danger in this place
That is forever in plain sight
53
This way is wide and easy
Yet people love to stray
They love to take the sidetracks
And wander from the way
When the few are rich and wealthy
Living way above their needs
The granaries are empty
And the fields are full of weeds
When rulers spend on weapons
And implements of war
It's a never ending circle
Of ever wanting more
When the rich have all abundance
What remains must surely dwindle
Having more than you can use
Is thievery and fraud and swindle
54
Hold fast to this awareness
Seeing that it is your root
It will not ever slip away
This ever present absolute
It cannot be uprooted
It's always held in veneration
Discovered very close at hand
In every generation
Allow its presence in your life
Awareness real and profound
Allow it in the family
Its blessings will abound
And if you care to share it
With neighbor and with friend
Its potency will multiply
With benefits that never end
You ask me how I know it's true
It isn't something I mistook
Well nothing is more obvious
The only thing I do is look
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One who sees full emptiness
Is like a child just born
With muscles weak and bones so soft
Yet with a grip that's strong
The newborn hasn't been fulfilled
Its nature is pure vacancy
Nullity and nothingness
And potent spontaneity
It can scream and cry all day
And yet it never does get hoarse
It only does what naturally
Emerges from the inner source
To see this inner nature
Is seeing in a way that's bold
Into the only place there is
That cannot possibly grow old
56
Those who know don't like to say
Those who say don't know
Close the mouth and guard the senses
You'll see more than what's on show
Untie tangles； dim the glare
Dull the sharp and join the dust
Abide in primal unity
And then do what you must
You cannot hold it or let go
It can't be blamed or praised
In all…embracing oneness
Be astonished and amazed
57
To truly lead with fairness
You must put aside control
Abandon imposition
Make spontaneity your goal
The more you try to run their lives
With rules and prohibition
The poorer people's lives become
The more they live in opposition
The more you deal with others
With cunning and with guile
The more that other people say
Our lives are not worthwhile
The more you hoard your treasures
The more you're giving hope to thieves
The more you sharpen weapons
The more the country grieves
Do nothing and see all is done
And everyone is true
Drop the rules and people owe
Prosperity to you
Just let go of all desire
And people will return
To natural and simple ways
To life without concern
58
Let your lead be gentle
And people will be satisfied
Let it be severe and harsh
And be rejected and defied
Happiness may reign today
But who knows what tomorrow holds？
Sadness too will have its time
As all ten thousand things unfold
The seer's sight is sharp and pointed
But it does not cut or pierce
The seer sees and shows the truth
This gentle way is never fierce
59
To serve and care for others
With restraint and moderation
Stay centered in the here and now
And free of limitation
If you keep returning
To this your central root
You will possess forever
Awareness undilute
60
It's best to lead a large domain
As you would cook a little fish
Don't poke and prod or you are bound
To spoil the country and the dish
Just stay open and aware
And evil cannot get a hold
Cannot find a home in you
Even evil's not that bold
At center you harm no one
And no one's able to harm you
This kind of reciprocity
Creates the world anew
61
A great domain is like the sea
Whose power comes from lying low
And due to this humility
Its greatness has to grow
A small domain can lie low too
Acknowledging its low location
Surrender and humility
Give rise to exaltation
If you lie low you too arise
To uppermost position
For everyone's attracted to
One who doesn't fear submission
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I'm at the center and the source
Of all ten thousand things
Where I receive the benefits
That pure awareness brings
These benefits belong to all
To good and bad the same
For nature gives you what you need
With no regard for praise or blame
Words and deeds of excellence
May bring you honor and acclaim
But nature values each alike
And is indifferent to fame
When new leaders are installed
Don't send gifts or lofty praise
Stay centered in the unity
Provided by the inward gaze
Why should you esteem the void？
It does away with imperfection
Those who seek are bound to find
It disappears on close inspection
63
Begin with the easy
And do without doing
There isn't a thing
That you should be pursuing
Begin with the simple
There's no need attacking
Your greatness will lie
In all that you're lacking
Tackle problems when they're small
And still subject to solution
The largest problem is resolved
By simple deeds of diminution
Can you center every day
And see all the seers see
Empty here and brimming there
A marvelous asymmetry？
64
To keep the peace is easy
Begin before a problem stirs
Handle things before they happen
And trouble before it occurs
Be calm and conquer worries
Before they can proceed
The very largest tree begins
As just a tiny seed
It takes a single step to start
A journey of a thousand miles
And just one brick to start to build
The grandest domiciles
Let things happen as they will
You do not need to interfere
See that you do nothing
That causes discord to appear
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Those of old who found the way
Could see their inner core
They saw that it was hidden
And didn't bring it to the fore
When people think they know the truth
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